Aluminium in India: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

20 tracked facilities, ≈22,562,362 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing aluminium.

The numbers

Aluminium in India at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	20	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	22,562,362 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	1,128,118 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€1,700M/yr	at €75.36/t CBAM

📦 Aluminium is a CBAM sector. EU-bound exports from India pay the border price on the 2026→2034 phase-in — how CBAM works.

No carbon-pricing instrument is tracked for this country on this hub — exporters of CBAM goods to the EU still pay the border price with no domestic deduction.

Largest emitters

Top 10 aluminium CO2 emitters in India

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Lanjigarh Alumina Refinery	—	6,635,219	€500.0M
2	Damanjodi Alumina Refinery	National Aluminium Co Ltd	4,322,364	€325.7M
3	Jharsuguda aluminium plant	Vedanta Resources Ltd	3,335,222	€251.3M
4	Muri Alumina Plant	Hindalco Industries Ltd	1,201,597	€90.6M
5	Angul aluminium plant	National Aluminium Co Ltd	802,387	€60.5M
6	Renukoot aluminium plant	—	792,719	€59.7M
7	Korba aluminium plant	Bharat Aluminium Co Ltd	792,719	€59.7M
8	Koraput District	—	754,355	€56.8M
9	Lapanga aluminium plant	Hindalco Industries Ltd	696,046	€52.5M
10	Bargwan aluminium plant	Hindalco Industries Ltd	696,046	€52.5M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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Same industry, other countries

Aluminium in China

251,459,005 t CO2/yr

Aluminium in Australia

33,556,971 t CO2/yr

Aluminium in Brazil

16,651,226 t CO2/yr

Aluminium in Russian Federation

12,760,253 t CO2/yr

Aluminium in Canada

7,246,851 t CO2/yr

Other industries in India

Iron & steel in India

188,820,298 t CO2/yr

Cement in India

163,155,130 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in India

70,283,893 t CO2/yr

Oil & gas production in India

55,285,907 t CO2/yr

Chemicals in India

43,565,710 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many aluminium facilities does India have with tracked emissions?

20 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈22,562,362 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest aluminium emitter in India?

Lanjigarh Alumina Refinery — ≈6,635,219 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the CBAM price?

≈€1,700M per year at €75.36/t — indicative full-price value; actual cost depends on the EU-bound export share.

How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex — manufacturer of modular removable insulation (UK Patent GB2508992.1). Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.